In the first stage, the stadium is a classic
Einrangstadion with 32 seats or standing rows. It will take around 20,000
spectators and meets the requirements of the German Football Association, the
Regional and the third League. It can be used outside of the normal
game mode for events and concerts.

A third stage is possible, in which an upper tier
is set to the stadium to increase the capacity by another 10,000 spectators to
35,000 spectators.

The building has four floors, hot: In the basement
are the player, press areas and storage areas of the catering and
the mixed zone. The ground floor houses the office of Rot-Weiss Essen, the
fan shop of the club's food culture fans 97A and other kitchen
and toilet areas. In the 1st Upstairs is exclusively the business
area Assindia . In the last and second Upstairs are
the lodges and the area of the stadium announcer, stewards and the police.

Under each of the four stands are four toilets,
said to be slightly less under the grandstand. Under the main stand is
additionally a kiosk. At the opposite stand, there are two kiosks, the
police station and one of the two branches of the AWO fan project . The
host and the home grandstand each have three kiosks and the home grandstand on
the second branch of the AWO fan project .

Altogether there are seven around the stadium
ticket booth, including two on the counter, and guest home and a grandstand.
Before the warm building To the stadium has yet, with the exception of the
warm building nine stadium entrances.wikipedia